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Wyatt-Smith, J. 1949. A note on tropical lowland .evergreen rain<strong>for</strong>est in Malaya. Malayan<br />
Forester 12: 58-64.<br />
E.S. Fernando: Vegetation of the Philippine Islands 17<br />
Table 1. Areas of the largest islands in the Philippine archipelago.<br />
Table 2. Species richness among trees with a diameter of 10 cm in a tropical rain <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(modified after Paijmans 1976).<br />
Source of Data<br />
Philippines<br />
Lamao Forest Reserve<br />
(Whit<strong>for</strong>d 1 906)<br />
Makiling Forest<br />
(Brown 1919)<br />
Borneo<br />
Andulau Forest Reserve<br />
(Ashton 1964)<br />
Sepilok Forest Reserve<br />
Plot<br />
Size<br />
(ha.)<br />
1.02<br />
0.25<br />
0.25<br />
2.0<br />
1.9<br />
Malay Peninsula<br />
Bukit Lagony Forest 2.0<br />
Reserve<br />
(Wyatt-Smith 1949)<br />
Papua New Guinea<br />
Hill Forest<br />
0.8<br />
(Paijmans 1970)<br />
Nigeria<br />
0 komu Forest Reserve<br />
1.5<br />
(Richards 1939)<br />
Suriname<br />
CoesewilneRiver<br />
1 .O<br />
(Schulz) 1960<br />
" Diameter not known; includes trees below 4 m tall.<br />
b Diameter not known; includes trees over 2 m tall.<br />
Nu<strong>mb</strong>er of<br />
Tree Species<br />
120"<br />
92'<br />
43<br />
199<br />
198<br />
138<br />
70<br />
116
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